ACTOR

Chadwick Boseman

1977 - 2020

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Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor, known for portraying African-American historical figures and the superhero Black Panther. During his two-decade career, Boseman received accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, along with an Academy Award nomination. Born in South Carolina, Boseman studied directing at Howard University and began his career in theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chadwick Boseman has received more than 46,007,695 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Chadwick Boseman is the 1,021st most popular actor (down from 878th in 2019), the 1,790th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,606th in 2019) and the 486th most popular American Actor.

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  • 46M

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  • 58.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chadwick Boseman ranks 1,021 out of 13,578. Before him are Kabir Bedi, Ian Somerhalder, Sterling Hayden, Mary McDonnell, Djimon Hounsou, and Lena Olin. After him are Sydney Chaplin, Clara Bow, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Hugh Griffith, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Youn Yuh-jung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Chadwick Boseman ranks 19. Before him are Raúl, Deco, David Trezeguet, Katalin Novák, Jessica Chastain, and Phil Neville. After him are Psy, Liv Tyler, Natalia Oreiro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Michael Fassbender, and Mette Frederiksen. Among people deceased in 2020, Chadwick Boseman ranks 94. Before him are Honor Blackman, Lorenzo Sanz, Manu Dibango, Roger Scruton, George Blake, and Wim Suurbier. After him are Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Shin Kyuk-ho, Stanley Ho, Ernesto Cardenal, Gérard Houllier, and Peter Green.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chadwick Boseman ranks 1,790 out of 20,380. Before him are Clark L. Hull (1884), William Walker (1824), Mary McDonnell (1952), Frank Oppenheimer (1912), Gregg Popovich (1949), and James Oliver Curwood (1878). After him are Robert Smithson (1938), Clara Bow (1905), Ken Mattingly (1936), Larry Scott (1938), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), and Temple Grandin (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chadwick Boseman ranks 486. Before him are Paul Michael Glaser (1943), Eva Mendes (1974), Donna Reed (1921), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Sterling Hayden (1916), and Mary McDonnell (1952). After him are Clara Bow (1905), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Jim Caviezel (1968), Bill Pullman (1953), Billy Zane (1966), and Al Lettieri (1928).

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Television and Movie Roles

Black Panther
T'Challa / Black Panther
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Feb 13th 20187.382 / 10
Avengers: Infinity War
T'Challa / Black Panther
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Apr 25th 20188.243 / 10
Captain America: Civil War
T'Challa / Black Panther
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
Apr 27th 20167.444 / 10